Using The Flasutil Command Prompt - IBM TotalStorage DS4000 FC2-133 Installation And User Manual

v flasutil command prompt. Use this method to type in command-line options. See

"Using the flasutil command prompt."

v flasutil BIOS Update Utility menu. Use this method to select a command-line
option from the menu. See "Using the flasutil BIOS Update Utility menu" on page
14.
Important: The BIOS Update Utility treats each of the two fibre-channel ports of the
DS4000 FC2-133 adapter as a separate port. This means that if you program the
flash or NVRAM using the I/O address of one DS4000 FC2-133 port, you must
repeat the same process to program the other DS4000 FC2-133 port.
Using the flasutil command prompt
Complete the following steps to update the BIOS code and NVRAM using the
flasutil command prompt:
1. Insert the BIOS Update Utility diskette that you created into the diskette drive
and restart the server. Your server displays a DOS prompt.
2. Update the BIOS in the flash utility by typing the following command: flasutil
/f
Press Enter.
3. Update the NVRAM by typing the following command: flasutil /l
Press Enter.
4. Update the standard BIOS defaults in the flash utility to the new defaults from
the NVRAM files by typing the following command: flasutil /u
Press Enter.
5. To review additional command-line options that you can use, continue with
"Command-line options." Otherwise, continue with step 6.
6. Remove the diskette from the diskette drive and restart the server.
7. Go to "Installing the DS4000 FC2-133 device drivers" on page 15.
Command-line options: This section describes additional command-line options
that you can use. Complete the following steps to review these command-line
options:
1. At the DOS prompt, type the following command: flasutil /?
2. Press Enter.
Chapter 2. Updating the DS4000 FC2-133 BIOS code and installing device drivers
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